# Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hospitality & Leisure. Price $363.83, market value $81.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 49.1×** (5-yr avg 52.4×, 3-yr avg 42.9×). Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. trades at 49.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 52.4×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 34.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 6.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.4×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 28.5×**. Enterprise value is 28.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.4%** (5-yr avg 2.9%). Free cash flow equals 2.4% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 2.9%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 24.0%**. 24.0% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.1%**. 12.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -27.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 39.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 39.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 10.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.7%** (3-yr 11.1%/yr, 5-yr 22.8%/yr). Revenue grew 7.7% over the last year, against 22.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -0.3%** (3-yr 10.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 0.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 7.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 7.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.5×**. It would take 3.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 0.66** (quick 0.66). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.89**. A Z-score of 2.89 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.16%** ($0.60 per share, trailing). Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. yields 0.16%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 10%** (7% of free cash flow). 10% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 32.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has compounded at 32.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (27 analysts). 27 analysts cover Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $355.96 (-2% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 42.1%** (YTD 27.1%, 3-mo 16.0%). The shares are up 42.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.3%** (42.0% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 70**. An RSI of 70 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.57** (volatility 24%). Beta of 0.57 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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